π‘€…π‘€š

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit ΰ€…ΰ€¦ΰ₯ΰ€― (adya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HadyΓ‘, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁edyΓ©, from *h₁e + *dey-. Cognate with Pali ajjā.

    Adverb

    π‘€…π‘€š (aja /ajja/)

    1. today, now

    Alternative forms

    Attested at Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada and Kalsi.

    Dialectal forms of π‘€…π‘€š (β€œtoday, now”)
    Variety Location Lemmas Forms
    Central Kalsi π‘€…π‘€š (aja), π‘€…π‘€šπ‘€Έ (ajā) π‘€…π‘€š /ajja/ (aja), π‘€…π‘€šπ‘€Έ /ajjā/ (ajā)
    East Dhauli π‘€…π‘€š (aja) π‘€…π‘€š /ajja/ (aja)
    Jaugada π‘€…π‘€š (aja) π‘€…π‘€š /ajja/ (aja)
    Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨀𐨗 (aja) 𐨀𐨗 /ajja/ (aja)
    Mansehra 𐨀𐨗 (aja) 𐨀𐨗 /ajja/ (aja)
    West Girnar π‘€…π‘€š (aja) π‘€…π‘€š /ajja/ (aja)
    Map of dialectal forms of π‘€…π‘€š (β€œtoday, now”)
    π‘€…π‘€š (aja) (4)
    𐨀𐨗 (aja) (2)
    π‘€…π‘€šπ‘€Έ (ajā) (1)

    Descendants

    References

    • Sen, Sukumar (1960), A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 48.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), β€œadyÑ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press